CN110578443B - Glass lifter, vehicle door and vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a window regulator, a vehicle door and a vehicle. For being disposed in a door cavity of a vehicle door to drive the lifting of a door glass, the glass lifter comprising: the device comprises a shell, a mounting arm assembly and a driving device; the shell is covered with a mounting arm assembly, and the mounting arm assembly comprises a mounting arm, a slide rail, a slide block and a steel rope, wherein the slide block is used for being connected with the glass of the vehicle door; the mounting arm is used for mounting on the inner plate of the vehicle door and is provided with a slide rail along the upper and lower directions; the driving device is used for retracting and releasing the steel rope so as to drive the sliding block connected with the steel rope to move on the sliding rail and further drive the vehicle door glass connected with the sliding block to lift. The casing is arranged on the outer cover of the mounting arm assembly, the mounting arm, the sliding rail, the sliding block and the steel rope can be arranged in the casing, and under the protection of the casing, the normal work of the glass lifter can be effectively prevented from being influenced by external dust, rainwater and the like, so that the working environment of the glass lifter is improved, the abrasion to the glass lifter is reduced, the reliability is improved, and the service life is prolonged.

Description

Glass lifter, vehicle door and vehicle

Technical Field

The disclosure relates to the technical field of vehicles, in particular to a glass lifter, a vehicle door and a vehicle.

Background

In the prior art, the car door glass is mostly electric lifting, the lifting of the car door glass is realized by the glass lifter, the glass lifter is positioned in the car door cavity, because the door cavity is not a completely sealed space, dust can easily enter the inside of the car door cavity, rainwater can also enter the car door cavity through the glass guide groove and the water cutting position, therefore, the working environment of the glass lifter is dusty, the environment with water is in, the dust is attached to the lubricating grease on the surface of the glass lifter guide rail, the performance of the lubricating grease can be reduced, in addition, the rainwater scouring is added, the lubricating grease is easy to run off, when the lubricating grease runs off, water and dust enter the kinematic pair of the glass lifter, the glass lifter is not lubricated by the lubricating grease, in addition, the influence of fine particles in the dust, abnormal sound is easily generated in the movement process, even the abrasion is quickly caused, the reliability is low, The service life is long.

Disclosure of Invention

The purpose of the present disclosure is to provide a window regulator, a vehicle door and a vehicle, wherein the window regulator is not easy to wear, has high reliability and long service life.

In order to achieve the above object, the present disclosure provides a window regulator for being disposed in a door cavity of a vehicle door to drive lifting and lowering of a door glass, the window regulator including: the device comprises a shell, a mounting arm assembly and a driving device; the shell is covered with the mounting arm assembly, and the mounting arm assembly comprises a mounting arm, a slide rail, a slide block and a steel rope, wherein the slide block is used for being connected with the vehicle door glass; the mounting arm is used for being mounted on an inner plate of the vehicle door, and the sliding rail is formed on the mounting arm along the vertical direction of the mounting arm; the driving device is used for retracting and releasing the steel rope so as to drive the sliding block connected with the steel rope to move on the sliding rail and further drive the vehicle door glass connected with the sliding block to lift.

Optionally, the housing includes a first housing and a second housing, the slider includes a first portion mounted on the slide rail and a second portion for connecting with the door glass, the first housing and the second housing are connected to cover the mounting arm assembly, a mounting gap parallel to the slide rail is formed at an edge joint of the first housing and the second housing, and the second portion passes through the mounting gap to connect with the door glass.

Optionally, a flexible sealing member is disposed on the first housing and/or the second housing along an upper and lower direction thereof to cover the mounting gap, and the second portion passes through the flexible sealing member and may form sliding friction with the flexible sealing member.

Optionally, the flexible seal is configured as a brush structure.

Optionally, the second housing is formed with a first mounting hole and a second mounting hole along the up-down direction thereof, and a first fastener passes through the mounting arm and the first mounting hole to connect with the door inner panel; and a second fastener passes through the mounting arm and the second mounting hole to be connected with the inner door panel.

Optionally, the driving device includes a motor, a worm wheel, a rope winding wheel and a wheel cover, the motor, the worm wheel and the rope winding wheel are all disposed on the wheel cover, the wheel cover is used for being mounted on the inner door panel, a motor shaft of the motor is connected with the worm, the worm wheel is meshed with the worm, the rope winding wheel and the worm wheel are coaxially arranged and can rotate synchronously with the worm wheel, an accommodating cavity is formed on the second shell to accommodate the rope winding wheel, and the steel rope is wound on the rope winding wheel and has a first end and a second end; when the motor rotates positively, the first end is wound to the rope winding wheel, and the second end is released from the rope winding wheel; when the motor rotates reversely, the first end is released from the rope winding wheel, and the second end is wound on the rope winding wheel.

Optionally, the upper end of the mounting arm is provided with a first pulley, the lower end of the mounting arm is provided with a second pulley, the steel rope is wound around the first pulley and the second pulley to be connected with the driving device, and the driving device is used for winding and unwinding the steel rope to drive the sliding block to move along the sliding rail between the first pulley and the second pulley.

Optionally, the mounting arm assembly includes a first mounting arm assembly and a second mounting arm assembly, the first mounting arm assembly and the second mounting arm assembly are connected through the steel rope, and the two housings are respectively covered with the first mounting arm assembly and the second mounting arm assembly.

The present disclosure also provides a vehicle door comprising the above-mentioned window regulator.

The present disclosure additionally provides a vehicle comprising the above-described vehicle door.

The beneficial effect of this disclosure:

through the technical scheme, the casing is arranged on the outer cover of the installation arm assembly, the installation arm, the sliding rail, the sliding block and the steel rope can be arranged in the casing, and under the protection of the casing, the normal work of the glass lifter can be effectively prevented from being influenced by external dust, rainwater and the like, so that the working environment of the glass lifter is improved, the abrasion to the glass lifter is reduced, the reliability of the glass lifter is improved, and the service life is prolonged.

Additional features and advantages of the disclosure will be set forth in the detailed description which follows.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the disclosure and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the disclosure and together with the description serve to explain the disclosure without limiting the disclosure. In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of an alternative embodiment of the present disclosure of a window regulator installed in a door cavity of a vehicle door, wherein the housing is not shown;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural view of an alternative embodiment of the window regulator of the present disclosure, also without the housing shown;

fig. 3 is a partial schematic view of a window regulator according to an alternative embodiment of the disclosure, in which the rope winding wheel of the drive is also shown;

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural view of an alternative embodiment of the window regulator of the present disclosure showing a housing;

FIG. 5 shows a schematic diagram of the exploded structure of the left part of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 shows a partial schematic view of the left side portion of FIG. 4;

FIG. 7 is a partial schematic structural view of a first housing of an alternative embodiment of the window regulator of the present disclosure showing a flexible seal.

Description of the reference numerals

1 mounting arm 2 slide rail

3 slider 4 steel rope

5 drive means 6 Flexible seal

7 first fastener 8 second fastener

10 housing 11 first pulley

12 first part of second pulley 31

32 first end of second portion 41

42 second end 51 motor

52 winding wheel 53 wheel cover

100 mounting arm Assembly 200 first mounting arm Assembly

300 second mounting arm Assembly 101 first housing

102 second housing 103 mounting gap

1021 first mounting hole 1022 second mounting hole

1000 door glass 1001 door cavity

1011 first turned-up edge 1012 first clamping piece

1024 second flange 1025 second clamping groove

Detailed Description

The following detailed description of specific embodiments of the present disclosure is provided in connection with the accompanying drawings. It should be understood that the detailed description and specific examples, while indicating the present disclosure, are given by way of illustration and explanation only, not limitation.

In the present disclosure, unless otherwise stated, the use of directional words such as "up and down" refers to the definition of up and down of the vehicle in the normal use state, the definition of up being "a" and down being "B", and specifically refer to fig. 1; furthermore, the use of directional terms such as "first" and "second" is intended only to distinguish one element from another, and not to imply any order or importance.

As shown in fig. 1 to 7, the present disclosure provides a window regulator for being disposed in a door cavity 1001 of a vehicle door to drive the lifting of a door glass 1000, the window regulator may include: a housing 10, a mounting arm assembly 100, and a drive device 5; the housing 10 may cover the mounting arm assembly 100, and the mounting arm assembly 100 may include a mounting arm 1, a slide rail 2, a slider 3 for connecting to the door glass 1000, and a steel cable 4; the mounting arm 1 can be used for mounting to a vehicle door inner plate, and the mounting arm 1 can be formed with a slide rail 2 along the upper and lower directions; the driving device 5 can be used for retracting and releasing the steel rope 4 to drive the sliding block 3 connected with the steel rope 4 to move on the sliding rail 2, and then the vehicle door glass 1000 connected with the sliding block 3 is driven to lift.

Through the technical scheme, the shell 10 is arranged on the outer cover of the mounting arm assembly 100, the mounting arm 1, the sliding rail 2, the sliding block 3 and the steel rope 4 can be arranged in the shell 10, and under the protection of the shell 10, the normal work of the glass lifter can be effectively prevented from being influenced by external dust, rainwater and the like. For example, after the housing 10 is arranged, the lubricating grease on the slide rail 2 can be effectively prevented from being washed by rainwater, so that the lubricating grease is prevented from being lost; in addition, rainwater or dust particles and the like can be prevented from entering the kinematic pair between the sliding block 3 and the sliding rail 2, so that abrasion and the like to the kinematic pair are avoided. Effectively improve the operational environment of glass-frame riser ware, reduce the wearing and tearing to the glass-frame riser ware, improve the reliability of glass-frame riser ware, increase of service life.

As shown in fig. 2 and 5, the case 10 may include a first case 101 and a second case 102, and the first case 101 and the second case 102 may be configured as a box-shaped structure, which may be an injection-molded plastic part or a stamped sheet metal part. A first flange 1011 and a first catching groove 1012 may be formed at the upper and lower ends of the first housing 101, respectively, and a second flange 1024 and a second catching groove 1025 may be formed at the upper and lower ends of the second housing 102, respectively. At the upper end of the housing 10, the first flange 1011 and the second flange 1024 can be tightly attached and connected by a fastener such as a bolt or a screw; at the lower end of the housing 10, the first clamping piece 1012 may be inserted into the second clamping groove 1025, thereby securely connecting the first housing 101 and the second housing 102. The slider 3 may include a first portion 31 mounted to the slide rail 2 and a second portion 32 for connecting to the door glass 1000. Specifically, the slide rail 2 may be formed at the edge of the mounting arm 1, and the slide rail 2 may be formed as an "i" shaped rail, and the first portion 31 of the slider 3 may be engaged with the "i" shaped rail and may slide by the steel cable 4. The second portion 32 of the slider 3 may be formed into a plate-shaped structure, and the plate-shaped structure may be formed with a mounting hole for fixedly connecting with the door glass 1000, for example, two clamping pieces are formed on two sides of the second portion 32 in the thickness direction, the lower end of the door glass 1000 is disposed between the two clamping pieces, and a fastening member such as a bolt or a screw is passed through the two clamping pieces and the mounting hole on the second portion, so as to clamp the two clamping pieces, that is, clamp the door glass 1000 between the two clamping pieces, and achieve the connection between the door glass 1000 and the slider 3.

In addition, the first housing 101 and the second housing 102 may be formed with a mounting gap 103 parallel to the sliding rail 2 at the edge joint, and the mounting gap 103 may allow the second portion 32 of the slider 3 to penetrate through the inside of the housing 10 to be connected with the door glass 1000, and the structural design is reasonable and does not affect the normal operation of the window regulator.

Further, as shown in fig. 6 and 7, the first housing 101 and/or the second housing 102 may be provided with a flexible sealing member 6 along an up-down direction thereof to cover the mounting gap 103, the flexible sealing member 6 may extend along a thickness direction of the second portion 32 of the slider 3, and the second portion 32 may penetrate the flexible sealing member 6 and may form sliding friction with the flexible sealing member 6. The installation gap 103 can be covered by arranging the flexible sealing member 6 at the installation gap 103, so that dust or rainwater and the like are prevented from entering the inside of the housing 10 through the installation gap 103 as much as possible, damage to a structure arranged inside the housing 10 is avoided, and the service life is shortened. In addition, the second portion 32 can form sliding friction with the flexible sealing member 6, that is, the flexible sealing member 6 does not affect the normal operation of the slider 3 while covering the installation gap 103 for sealing.

In an alternative embodiment, the flexible sealing member 6 may be configured as a brush structure, the second portion 32 of the sliding block 3 passes through the brush structure and forms a sliding friction with the brush structure, when the second portion 32 slides, the brush contacting with the second portion 32 is deformed to avoid a space for sliding the second portion 32, and when the brush is separated from the second portion 32, the brush itself is deformed to continuously cover the installation gap 103, so as to ensure the tightness of the seal. In addition, the hairbrush is low in price, and manufacturing cost can be effectively reduced.

In another alternative embodiment, the flexible sealing member 6 may be configured as a first rubber strip (not shown) and a second rubber strip (not shown), the edges of the first rubber strip and the second rubber strip are attached to each other and are respectively disposed on the first casing 101 and the second casing 102 to close the mounting gap 103, the second portion 32 is disposed between the first rubber strip and the second rubber strip, and by sealing the mounting gap 103 with such a form of rubber strip, a good sealing effect can be achieved as well without affecting the normal operation of the slider 3. The flexible sealing member 6 used in the present disclosure is not limited to the above-mentioned brush structure or rubber strip structure, and may be made of other types of materials, which are not limited in the present disclosure.

As shown in fig. 5, the second housing 102 may be formed with a first mounting hole 1021 and a second mounting hole 1022 in the up-down direction thereof, and the first fastener 7 may pass through the mounting arm 1 and the first mounting hole 1021 to be connected to the door inner panel; the second fastener 8 may pass through the mounting arm 1, the second mounting hole 1022 to be connected to the door inner panel, and the first fastener 7 and the second fastener 8 may be configured as a bolt or a screw structure. Two mounting holes are formed in the second shell 102, the shell 10 is connected to the inner plate of the vehicle door through the original fasteners 7 and 8 on the mounting arm 1, the situation that the shell 10 is fixed to the inner plate of the vehicle door by an extra fixing structure is avoided, the structure is compact, and the maximization of utilization of the original mounting structure is achieved.

As shown in fig. 2 and 3, the driving device 5 may include a motor 51, a worm wheel, a winding wheel 52, and a wheel cover 53, and the motor 51, the worm wheel, and the winding wheel 52 may be all provided on the wheel cover 53. The wheel guard 53 is for mounting to the door inner panel, and for example, the wheel guard 53 is configured as an integrally molded plastic structure and can be fixed to the door inner panel by means of bolting, which can reduce the weight of the structure while the connection is stable.

The motor shaft of the motor 51 is connected with the worm, the worm wheel is meshed with the worm, and the transmission mechanism with the worm wheel and the worm is compact in structural arrangement, stable in transmission and low in noise. The rope winding wheel 52 is disposed coaxially with the worm wheel and is rotatable in synchronism therewith, and the rope winding wheel 52 is rotatably provided on the above-mentioned wheel housing 53. The second housing 102 can be formed with a receiving cavity 1023 to receive the rope winding wheel 52, the steel rope 4 is wound on the rope winding wheel 52 and has the first end 41 and the second end 42, the steel rope on the rope winding wheel 52 can be effectively protected by the receiving cavity 1023, and the corrosion and abrasion of the steel rope caused by rain water or dust particles can be avoided.

When the motor 51 rotates forward, the first end 41 is wound on the rope winding wheel 52, the second end 42 is released from the rope winding wheel 52, and the sliding block 3 moves downwards along the sliding rail 2, so that the glass 1000 with the door descends; when the motor 51 rotates reversely, the first end 41 is released from the rope winding wheel 52, the second end 42 is wound on the rope winding wheel 52, and the sliding block 3 moves upwards along the sliding rail 2, so that the door glass 1000 is driven to rise. Through the wheel rope type driving mode, the weight is light, the number of parts is small, and the driving is more stable.

As shown in fig. 2, the upper end of the mounting arm 1 may be provided with a first pulley 11, the lower end may be provided with a second pulley 12, the steel cable 4 is wound around the first pulley 11 and the second pulley 12 to be connected to the driving device 5, and the driving device 5 retracts and retracts the steel cable 4 to drive the sliding block 3 to move between the first pulley 11 and the second pulley 12 along the sliding rail 2. The first pulley 11 and the second pulley 12 are provided to guide the winding and unwinding of the wire rope 4 in an effective direction. In addition, the first pulley 11 and the second pulley 12 are disposed on both sides of the slide rail 2 in the up-down direction to change the direction of the traction force of the wire rope 4 to guide the slider 3 to slide along the extending direction of the slide rail 2.

As shown in fig. 2 and 4, the mounting arm assembly 100 may include a first mounting arm assembly 200 and a second mounting arm assembly 300, the first mounting arm assembly 200 and the second mounting arm assembly 300 may be connected by a steel cable 4, the two housings 10 are respectively disposed to cover the first mounting arm assembly 200 and the second mounting arm assembly 300, and the two housings 10 disposed on the dual-roller cable type window regulator may effectively protect the mounting arm assemblies 200, 300, reduce wear, and improve service life. In addition, the two sliders 3 of the mounting arm assemblies 200 and 300 can more effectively support the door glass 1000, so that the door glass 1000 can be lifted and lowered more stably.

The present disclosure also provides a vehicle door including the window regulator.

The present disclosure additionally provides a vehicle including the door described above.

The preferred embodiments of the present disclosure are described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, however, the present disclosure is not limited to the specific details of the above embodiments, and various simple modifications may be made to the technical solution of the present disclosure within the technical idea of the present disclosure, and these simple modifications all belong to the protection scope of the present disclosure.

It should be noted that, in the foregoing embodiments, various features described in the above embodiments may be combined in any suitable manner, and in order to avoid unnecessary repetition, various combinations that are possible in the present disclosure are not described again.

In addition, any combination of various embodiments of the present disclosure may be made, and the same should be considered as the disclosure of the present disclosure, as long as it does not depart from the spirit of the present disclosure.

Claims (8)

1. A window regulator for being disposed within a door cavity (1001) of a vehicle door to drive the lifting of a door glass (1000), the window regulator comprising: a housing (10), a mounting arm assembly (100), and a drive device (5); the mounting arm assembly (100) is covered on the shell (10), and the mounting arm assembly (100) comprises a mounting arm (1), a sliding rail (2), a sliding block (3) used for being connected with the vehicle door glass (1000) and a steel rope (4);

the mounting arm (1) is used for being mounted on a vehicle door inner plate, and the sliding rail (2) is formed on the mounting arm (1) along the vertical direction of the mounting arm;

the driving device (5) is used for retracting and releasing the steel rope (4) so as to drive the sliding block (3) connected with the steel rope (4) to move on the sliding rail (2), and further drive the vehicle door glass (1000) connected with the sliding block (3) to lift;

the shell (10) comprises a first shell (101) and a second shell (102), the sliding block (3) comprises a first part (31) mounted on the sliding rail (2) and a second part (32) used for being connected with the door glass (1000), the first shell (101) and the second shell (102) are connected to cover the mounting arm assembly (100), a mounting gap (103) parallel to the sliding rail (2) is formed at the edge joint of the first shell (101) and the second shell (102), and the second part (32) penetrates through the mounting gap (103) to be connected with the door glass (1000);

a flexible sealing member (6) is arranged on the first shell (101) and/or the second shell (102) along the up-down direction thereof to cover the installation gap (103), and the second part (32) penetrates through the flexible sealing member (6) and can form sliding friction with the flexible sealing member (6).

2. A window lifter according to claim 1, characterized in that the flexible seal (6) is configured as a brush structure.

3. The window regulator of claim 1, wherein the second housing (102) is formed with a first mounting hole (1021) and a second mounting hole (1022) in the up-down direction thereof, and a first fastener (7) passes through the mounting arm (1), the first mounting hole (1021) to be connected to the door inner panel; a second fastening member (8) passes through the mounting arm (1) and the second mounting hole (1022) to be connected to the door inner panel.

4. The window regulator of claim 3, wherein the driving device (5) comprises a motor (51), a worm wheel, a rope winding wheel (52) and a wheel cover (53), the motor (51), the worm wheel and the rope winding wheel (52) are all arranged on the wheel cover (53), the wheel cover (53) is used for being mounted on the inner door panel, a motor shaft of the motor (51) is connected with the worm, the worm wheel and the worm are meshed, the rope winding wheel (52) is coaxially arranged with the worm wheel and can synchronously rotate with the worm wheel, a containing cavity (1023) is formed on the second shell (102) to contain the rope winding wheel (52), and the steel rope (4) is wound on the rope winding wheel (52) and is provided with a first end (41) and a second end (42); -upon forward rotation of the motor (51), the first end (41) is wound around the rope winding wheel (52) and the second end (42) is released from the rope winding wheel (52); when the motor (51) rotates reversely, the first end (41) is released from the rope winding wheel (52), and the second end (42) is wound on the rope winding wheel (52).

5. The window lifter according to claim 1, characterized in that a first pulley (11) is arranged at an upper end of the mounting arm (1), a second pulley (12) is arranged at a lower end of the mounting arm, the steel cable (4) passes around the first pulley (11) and the second pulley (12) to be connected with the driving device (5), and the driving device (5) retracts and retracts the steel cable (4) to drive the sliding block (3) to move between the first pulley (11) and the second pulley (12) along the sliding rail (2).

6. The window regulator of claim 1, wherein the mounting arm assembly (100) comprises a first mounting arm assembly (200) and a second mounting arm assembly (300), the first mounting arm assembly (200) and the second mounting arm assembly (300) are connected by the steel cable (4), and the housing (10) is configured to cover the first mounting arm assembly (200) and the second mounting arm assembly (300) respectively.

7. A vehicle door, characterized in that it comprises a window lifter according to any of the preceding claims 1-6.

8. A vehicle characterized in that it comprises a door according to claim 7.

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